α Leo

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
gptkbp:age 50-200 million years
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Regulus
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 1.35
gptkbp:BayerDesignation gptkb:Alpha_Leonis
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:ADS_7801
gptkb:BD+12_2056
gptkb:FK5_374
gptkb:HD_87901
gptkb:HIP_49669
gptkb:HR_3982
gptkb:SAO_98967
gptkb:GC_14017
gptkb:WDS_J10084+1158
gptkbp:component gptkb:Regulus_A
gptkb:Regulus_B
gptkb:Regulus_C
gptkb:Regulus_D
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Leo
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:Royal_Star_of_Persia
one of the Four Royal Stars of ancient Persia
gptkbp:declination +11° 58′ 02″
gptkbp:diameter 3.1 solar radii
gptkbp:discoveredBy known since antiquity
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 79 light years
gptkbp:eclipticLatitude 0.46°
150.06°
gptkbp:firstMagnitudeStar true
gptkbp:hasCompanion gptkb:white_dwarf_(Regulus_B)
main sequence star (Regulus C)
main sequence star (Regulus D)
gptkbp:hasExoplanet no known exoplanets
gptkbp:hasTraditionalName gptkb:Regulus
gptkbp:hasViewOf both hemispheres
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label α Leo
gptkbp:IAUApprovedName gptkb:Regulus
gptkbp:isPoleStarOf none
gptkbp:luminosity 288 times Sun
gptkbp:mass 3.8 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity −0.52 [Fe/H]
gptkbp:nameMeaning gptkb:Little_King_(Latin)
gptkbp:notableFor one of the brightest stars in the night sky
brightest star in Leo
gptkbp:parallax 41.13 mas
gptkbp:partOf binary star system
gptkbp:rightAscension 10h 08m 22.3s
gptkbp:rotationPeriod 317 km/s
gptkbp:spectralType B7V
gptkbp:temperature 12,460 K
gptkbp:variableStar nan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Regulus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5